Lesson ObjectiveStudents act as smoke and air particles to model radiation. Questions to ConsiderSee how Ms. MacDougall livens up the dry topics of alpha radiation and ionizationHow does acting like parts of a smoke alarm help students absorb challe...nging information?When students "brush up" against each other, what process is being modeled?
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This video is about how Scientist research, test, and evaluate devices that measure radiation. It explains how radiation is around us all the time, called back ground radiation. The video continues to explain the two types of radiation: non-ionizin...g radiation and ionizing radiation. (04:15)[more]

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